The Calcutta High Court has directed the police not to take coercive steps against journalists of the Bengali daily Anandabazar Patrika, until December 15, in connection with FIRs over a headline used while reporting on violence at Jadavpur University. Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya passed the order on the journalists’ plea seeking protection from arrest; the State assured no coercive action subject to their cooperation with the investigation. The allegations are untested.
The Calcutta High Court has pulled up the West Bengal government after Congress candidate Milan Pradhan, contesting the Nandigram by-poll, was arrested and remanded in a sixth criminal case from the 2007 Nandigram land-acquisition protests, despite the State’s assurance to the Court that he would not be arrested in any further 2007 case. Finding no production warrant had been served, the Court directed the police to take no coercive steps and that he not be treated as arrested in that case until October 12.
The Calcutta High Court granted Abhishek Banerjee interim protection till November 30 in a medical-negligence case and warned it may restrain fresh FIRs against him without the Court’s prior leave. Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Monday granted interim protection to Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee, directing that no coercive steps be taken against him […]
The Calcutta High Court declined to let the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC operate four more frozen bank accounts, holding its July 9 Special Officer arrangement, upheld by the Supreme Court, already protects the party. Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday declined to pass any further interim order permitting the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress to operate […]
The Calcutta High Court directed West Bengal Police to submit details of all pending criminal proceedings, if any, against TMC leader Sabyasachi Dutta apart from the extortion case. The Court issued the direction while hearing his plea seeking quashing of the FIR and allegations of additional cases.
